Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 62 I, Su Yun, have never been weaker than others in my life
Su Yun's patience only lasted until the fourth day, and he stopped fishing with Su Shi.

You said this guy doesn't know how to fish, but he has quite a lot of theories.

He knew Fan Li's "Fish Farming Sutra" by heart, and he knew how to match baits, set nests, adjust markers, make fishing rods, and choose fishing spots. He was even no worse than Su Yun, a fisherman from later generations.

But the problem is that both of them should be very capable people, but they just can't catch any fish.

Su Yun believed that Su Shi was the so-called nemesis of fishermen.

Fishermen are generally superstitious, but there are some things that you can't do without superstition.

There is always someone, if you go fishing with him, you will definitely catch nothing!

It's like this once, it's like this twice, it's like this three or four times, it's like this too. If you were in my shoes, would you believe it?

However, one thing Su Yun did not consider was that when he went fishing himself, he also came up empty-handed!
But no matter what, Su Yun was afraid of Su Shi, and after the fourth day he refused to go fishing with him no matter what.

Fortunately, Su Shi also felt that it was Su Yun who was holding things back, but he was just too embarrassed to say it out loud.

Ah Hui watched all this with a cold eye, sneering in his heart: "Fishing and the like are all evil ways, netting fish is the right way!"

When Su Yun wasn't fishing, he would go hang out at Dongpo. Recently, he had burned all the weeds and thorns on the wasteland before the rainy season, but there were still a lot of roots that needed to be dug out before the soil could be plowed.

The village chief was leading the strong laborers in the village to work busily. Su Yun went over and watched for half an hour and felt that it was boring.

Then they went to the hillside to watch the construction of the house. Although Zhou Zhan said it was easy and that it could be built in ten days, that was the method of building on flat ground. Building a house on a slope was not that easy.

Leveling the land, laying the foundation, and moving materials all require many times more effort than working on flat ground.

Moreover, Zhou Zhan arbitrarily expanded the project several times, making it even more difficult to move in soon.

Su Yun suddenly lost interest.

Su Yun knew very well that although he had rejected Li Chang's recruitment and had some plans, things had come to this point and were no longer under his control.

Don't say too much other things, just one sentence "His talent is better than Han Zhongxian's", Zhao Xu would not let Su Yun live in the countryside.

The reason is, of course, that Han Qi is of great significance to Zhao Xu.

Looking back on Han Qi's life, his talents, abilities and achievements were not actually outstanding among the vast number of so-called famous ministers and wise prime ministers in the Northern Song Dynasty.

In terms of moral character and talent, he is far inferior to Fan Zhongyan and Wang Anshi. In terms of integrity and reputation, he is even inferior to Bao Zheng and Chen Xiliang. Even in terms of sticking to his own governing philosophy, Han Qi is not as firm as Sima Guang and Zhang Dun.

Even when it comes to the basic duties of a prime minister, namely, "assisting the emperor in regulating yin and yang, following the four seasons, promoting the well-being of all things, pacifying the barbarians and the feudal lords, being close to the people, and allowing the ministers to perform their duties", Han Qi was actually not as tactful and clever as Yan Shu, Pang Ji, Liu Hang and others, and his performance was subtle and effective.

But why did Zhao Xu personally write the stele of "the hero who advised on the affairs of two dynasties", posthumously confer on him the title of Shangshu Ling, posthumously named him "Zhongxian", and allow him to be enshrined in the temple of Emperor Yingzong?
It was only because Han Qi did one thing right, which was to help Zhao Xu's father, Yingzong, to rule the country. Han Qi forced Empress Dowager Cao to return power to Yingzong, which allowed Zhao Xu to rightfully inherit the throne of the Song Dynasty.

That's why Zhao Xu held Han Qi in high esteem, to show the Zhao family's return to those who had done the Zhao family a favor. By the same token, Han Qi had only been dead for five or six years, and at this time a man who was known as "more talented than Han Zhongxian" appeared. No matter what, Zhao Xu had to care about him, right?

But for the New Party, this is more than just a concern.

It's impossible for Zhao Xu to just ask about Su Yun, right?
He has to summon Su Yun, right?

If we want to summon Su Yun, should we also show some leniency to Su Shi?
If Su Yunruo really has some talent and the emperor wants to promote him, does it mean that the old party will return to the court?
Also, although Han Qi did not firmly oppose the new policy, he was ultimately the leader of the old party. Now that someone more talented than Han Zhongxian appeared at this time, wouldn't the new party feel uneasy?
Therefore, Su Yun knew that he might not be able to avoid this whirlpool.

He didn't know how long it would take, but he probably wouldn't be able to see the harvest on the wasteland, and the snow hall on the slope would be completed.

Therefore, Su Yun’s initial enthusiasm was gone.

But Su Yun did not feel depressed because of this. The amazing thing was that he gradually developed an idea: "What I fear is emptiness and boredom, not the filthiness of officialdom. If they want to fight, then let them fight. I, Su Yun, have never been weaker than others in my life."

Of course, it may also be that the last line of Su Shi’s Linjiangxian [From now on, the little boat sails away, and I spend the rest of my life in rivers and seas] inspired him: If you can’t handle it, just run away. It doesn’t matter where you live, right?
With these two ideas, Su Yun's mind became active.

The result cannot be changed, so why don’t I give it a try?
After Su Yun came down from Dongpo, he went straight to Zhou Zhan's home.

This was the first time that Su Yun came to Zhou's house on his own initiative. When Zhou Zhan heard that Su Yun had arrived, he was so happy that he rushed out without even putting on his shoes.

Su Yun saw Zhou Zhan wearing slippers and couldn't help but laugh: "Mr. Zhou is quite like Cao Mengde, he came out to greet me wearing slippers."

Zhou Zhan smiled and said, "Su Lang is naturally as talented as Xu You, but I, Zhou Zhan, can't even compare to a hair of Cao Mengde. Brother Su, come on, come in quickly!"

Zhou Zhan pulled Su Yun inside and ordered as he walked, "Housekeeper, brew the best West Lake Longjing tea, prepare the smoothie, split two winter melons shipped from the south and serve them, and also prepare a table of good wine and food. I want to get drunk with Brother Su today!"

The housekeeper hurried away, and in just a moment, the tea was served. The so-called cold melon was actually the watermelon of later generations.

Su Yun was a little surprised and asked, "Are there already winter melons in this season?"

Zhou Zhan smiled and said, "This melon was shipped from South Vietnam by sea. It's because we are near the river here, otherwise it would be hard to eat it. But even though we can eat it, the price is not cheap."

Su Yun smiled and nodded, "Brother Zhou still knows how to enjoy himself."

Zhou Zhan smiled and said, "Money is something you can't bring with you when you are born and you can't take with you when you die. If you don't spend it, it will be a waste."

Su Yun nodded in agreement and said, "That's right, Brother Zhou, let's find some time to go to Jiujiang Tower?"

Zhou Zhan was surprised and asked, "Brother Su, are you going to see the Jiujiang Goddess Liu Xianglan?"

Then he nodded and said, "Others may not be able to see you, but with your fame, she will definitely be willing to see you."

Su Yun smiled and said, "I'm not going to see her. I'm just going to Jiujiang Tower to have a look. Yes, are there any other famous prostitutes? I'd like to see them."

(End of this chapter)